Planning:
\n1. Carefully read the prompt (and passage when applicable).
\n2. Circle words that give specific, direct, important instructions\/topics to address.
\n3. Take 10-12 minutes (tops) to write a purpose statement and map out your essay.
\n4. Begin Writing, keeping an eye on the clock.
\nThe Essay:
\nI. Introduction (All Commentary)
\nA. Use a hook (a thoughtful aphorism, pertinent quote, or perhaps unconventional statement).
\nB. Build a bridge (one or two sentences seamlessly connecting the hook to the thesis).
\nC. Thesis Statement which addresses the prompt
\nII. KOHS Body Paragraph #1
\nTopic Sentence (TS)- supports a point from your thesis
\nChunk 1
\nConcrete Detail (CD)- an example which supports the topic sentence
\nCommentary (CM)- explanatory support\/opinion on the example
\nCommentary (CM)- further extension\/development on the example
\nChunk 2
\nConcrete Detail (CD)- a second example which supports the topic sentence Commentary (CM)- explanatory support\/opinion on the example
\nCommentary (CM)- further extension\/development on the example
\nOptional chunk 3 (CD, CM, CM)
\nConcluding Sentence- the point of this sentence is to go back and wrap up the central point of this paragraph, but it IS NOT a simple restating of the topic sentence; it’s a reiteration of the point at hand, a final commentary so to speak.
\nIII. KOHS Body Paragraph #2
\nTopic Sentence (TS)- supports a point from your thesis
\nChunk 1
\nConcrete Detail (CD)- an example which supports the topic sentence
\nCommentary (CM)- explanatory support\/opinion on the example
\nCommentary (CM)- further extension\/development on the example
\nChunk 2
\nConcrete Detail (CD)- a second example which supports the topic sentence
\nCommentary (CM)- explanatory support\/opinion on the example
\nCommentary (CM)- further extension\/development on the example
\nOptional chunk 3 (CD,CM,CM)
\nConcluding Sentence- the point of this sentence is to go back and wrap up the central point of this paragraph, but it IS NOT a simple restating of the topic sentence; it’s a reiteration of the point at hand, a final commentary so to speak.
\nIV. KOHS Body Paragraph #3 (Optional)
\nIII. Conclusion (All Commentary)
\nA. Revisit the thesis using a different approach, different words, different angle
\nB. Address a real-world application, a universal truth with a broader sentence.
\nC. Final shot…Food for thought…Full circle ending, perhaps (getting back to the hook)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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